Amberley, Turnditch, Belper, DE56 2EA

2 detached dwellings

Authority: Amber Valley Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Radcliffe I

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposal would accord with development plan policies relating to the location of development in the Borough
the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The proposal would not constitute infilling within the meaning of policy H4 and would cause significant harm to the character and appearance of Hillclifflane, contrary to the development plan taken as a whole, with insufficient material considerations to outweigh this conflict.

the limited benefits of supporting local services, windfall development and housing supply were insufficient to outweigh the harm caused to the spatial strategy for the area and to the character and appearance of the settlement, and non-compliance with the development plan

Framework references: 11, 15, 69, 79, 219

Plan policies cited: Policy H4, Policy LS1(c), Policy LS3(a), Policy LS3(c), Policy ENV7(d), Policy H1, Policy EN1, Policy H5, Policy TP1, Policy TP6, Policy L1

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
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Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
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